Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002 - 11:04 P.M.
I don't know what it is that has triggered this, but I miss a lot of people lately. Late at night, when I'm lying in bed and my mind is racing, I find myself relplaying scenes of experiences I've had with cerain friends. Tonight, I've had a nice night in. I finished my class today and am now officially certified to teach English as a foreign Language. Woo Hoo! To reward myself, I even allowed a huge peace of Black Forrest Cake to pass my lips. Damn, that was some good cake. Anyway, back to the friends I'm currently thinging about a lot.
Laura We met very much by chance at party in my dorm room junior year. Five hours later we were smoking cigarettes in the stairwell with bellies full of homemade beer and bonding over our shared love for Gary Oldman. I later found out that she loved the outfit I was wearing that night (green button down, grey skirt, black tights, docs) and I confessed that I thought she was one of the coolest people I'd ever met. For the next two years we were inseperable. So many memories. Photoshoots at midnight followed by 2am snacks of spanish rice and peas. Late night beer fests and giggling over cute boys. Train rides out into New Jersey to see Luna three nights in a row and dancing until dawn on Halloween. Traveling to LA to visit her where I got tatooed on Sunset Strip, and spent a night dancing to new wave tunes before seeing a midget on crutches overdose at a club (!!!!!). *sigh* Laura now lives in LA and I miss her constantly. Very few days go by when I don't think about her at least once. Thankfully, she's happy out there and spends her time taking film classes, appearing as an extra in shows such as "Boston Public," and generally being fabulous.
Jen Ok, I'm majorly at fault here because I can be truly awful at keeping in touch with people, especially via email. However, I miss Jen for so many reasons. Who else would have gone thrifting with me for all of Herb Alpert's records on vinyl? Who else would have drank horrible wine that we had to put sugar in, out of Arizona tea bottles with me? I highly doubt there's anyone else I could have stumbled drunkenly with to Dunkin' Donuts at 5:00am the last night of Winter term. Shit, we were even in a freaky car accident involving a flying tire together! I do miss her. A lot. *note to self - email J tomorrow STAT* There are few people I could imagine closing the mafia bar or attending a Kwanzaa celebration with. Jen just "got me," not that many people really do.
Katerloopy I received a beautiful Christmas card in the mail yesterday from Katie. On it is a black and white picture of a little boy catching snowflakes in his mouth, and inside is inscribed a message about joy. It's totally beautiful, and totally Kate. There are few people whose capacity for compassion and love, I can say I truly admire. Kate is one of those people. The memories are endless. We've been friends since we were 14 or so. From Summer camp to college and beyond, we've been through it together in one way or another and I love having her in my life. Yet again, she's another person I can say I wish I were in more regular contact with. I hope to remedy that situation. She's bound for the West in June and I think she's on an amazing and potentially wonderous path.
Phoebe What can you say about someone you've known since you were three? I have a picture that I cherish. It was taken back in the day when I took horse riding lessons. Phoebe came from a long line of very good riders, and we both rode at the Parkview Riding School. She's about 6 months younger than I am, and I'd venture to guess we were about 5 or 6 when the picture was taken. It was immediately following a show and we're standing there with huge toothless grins, displaying our ribbons. Sometimes I look at the picture and marvel at how long we've known one another. Phoebe was the person with whom I had all the "So, how do you think people actually have sex? I mean just *how* exactly is it done" conversations. I even got my first period at her house and remember her being all excited for me. We then went and sang "Bohemian Rhapsody" in her living room. Hey, it was when "Wayne's World" was popular! Pheebs is still on Long Island I haven't seen her since this time last year. I'm definitely going to contact her over Christmas because she's just one of those people I need to see before I leave. Again, there are just far too many memories to list. Skiing in vermont, being on Fire Island, shopping at the flea market when we were 12, that time we went to that freaky circus with her wacky Mom, all the countless afternoons we spent watching movies while lying on the couch in her living room. Pheobe is truly one in a million and I doubt many people that know her would disagree.
Fiona Ms. G was my High School partner in crime. Some might say that we share a very similar brain. I would not argue with such an assertion. She's one of the people whom I miss the most. I know that you sometimes read this Fiona, and please know that I love you. When we hung out last Christmas, even though so much time had elapsed since we last saw one another, it seemed like no time at all. I laughed and laughed as I always do with you. I hope that we can see each other next week. I'll be home from the 21st to the 1st. Maybe we can do something on my birthday? Perhaps we can search for the Party Out of Bounds? ;) You always got the joke Fion, even when no one else did and for that I lurves you always. Also, I miss you - yes, I do.
There are more, many more than I'd like for there to be. The ones I've mentioned above are the ones closet to my heart. Maybe it's the fact that I'm moving which is sparking these thoughts of friends with whom I don't speak very often. I really don't know. I do know, however, that I wish to change this and I hope that each and every one of them know how much they really mean to me. I don't have many close friends in Boston at all. Those whom I love the most have always been far away from me and unfortunately, it's easy to lose touch. I hope that things with the others can be rekindled. I hope to keep up the relationships that I do have which are currently thriving. True friendship is a rare and wonderful thing. It's not something with which to toy lightly or cast aside. I'm lucky to know and have known each of these women, and I'm glad I am able to realize it.
